It is an older model which is why it was so cheap. If it only has an analog input on it, connecting it to a DVI plug with an adapter wouldn't really help.  Whether any human being can actually see the difference between analog and digital input on a monitor (on a TV signal sure) is questionable.  The response time is undoubtedly in milliseconds, and may be a millisecond or two slower than newer monitors with DVI inputs, but can you see it?  I doubt it.  Maybe you could dump it on ebay for something a little more up to date if it really bothers you.  Check ebay, you can get bigger nicer ones for not much more than the one you bought.

>I just bought a Samsung Syncmaster 175v from Best Buy (couldn't pass up the rebate deal).
>Unfortunately, I can find NO specs on this monitor. The Samsung site doesn't even list this model
>number. I am particularly interested in the response time.
>
>Also, this monitor has the same type of connector that a CRT has, instead of the DVI I was
>expecting. Is it true that the picture will be degraded because of this?
>
>My video card (ATI Radeon 9600) has both CRT and DVI outputs. Would there be any advantage in
>connecting the monitor to the DVI output with an adaptor, or would the picture be the same as
>connecting to the CRT output?
>
>I spent $280 after rebates for this monitor.

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